Kids love capitalism

I was bottling my homemade wine last night and Junior was watching. She seems to like watching the corking process. And she says to me you know, you could probably make money by selling that. I said I probably could but that’s illegal and it’s just for your mom and I. She then asked why it was illegal. And I told her about alcohol laws and how they were stupid. At seven, she then says So, you can’t just make stuff and sell it? I said to her that if you did, you’d be breaking the law. After a few seconds, she says that’s stupid. I tell her that she’s right.

This is why I love the “end capitalism” theme of so many on the Left. In the absence of coercive government, capitalism is the preferred economic form. With a small, limited government that enforces strong property laws, everyone can enjoy their capitalism without having an army of Capos or occasionally going to the mattresses.